Physics designed for the professionally-minded student wanting to go into engineering. It is designed to produce an engineer physicist who is able to analyze a problem using the fundamentals of physics, and who is then able to employ the principles of engineering. The student choosing this program must specialize in either the electronics or the computer science specialty as described below. Physics Teaching — The department also offers a program leading to a bachelors degree in Physics Teaching. This program is described below and is coordinated with the Department of Secondary Education. PROGRAM: PHYSICS MAJOR BACHELOR DEGREE Emphases: • Physics • Applied Physics • Engineering Physics • Physics Teaching General requirements for all Physics Majors: • WSU Core Requirements (see index). • General Education Requirements (see index). • A minor is required. A math minor is automatically satisfied for Physics and Engineering Physics. • An overall GPA of 2.00 is required for Physics and Applied Physics. Engineering Physics requires an overall GPA of 2.40. A Physics Teaching major must achieve a 2.50 overall GPA. • A total of 183 credit hours are required for Physics and Applied Physics. A total of 198 credit hours are required for Engineering Physics. A total of 60 credit hours must be upper division courses numbered 300 and above. • Students obtaining a Physics Teaching major must satisfy the College of Education Certification. (See Teacher Education Program.) These courses must include the following: Educ 195 (1), 300 (2), 301 (4), 303 (3), 305 (3), 462 (4), 463 (4), 495 (15), 499 (3). Physics Major: • Physics courses required (48 hours): Phsx NS261 (4), 262 (4), 263 (4), NS264 (1), 265 (1), 266 (1), 317 (4), 350 (5), 351 (4), 352 (4), 364 (1), 365 (1), 366 (1), 461 (4), 462 (4), 463 (4), 499(1). • Physics courses from which to elect (12 credit hours, including at least two 300-level courses): Phsx 316 (4), 318 (4), 319 (4), 320 (4), 341 (4), 342 (4), 343 (4), 480 (1-4), approved 483 (1-4), 497 (2). • Support courses required (41 credit hours): Chem NS121 (5), 122 (5); Math 211 (5), 212 (5), 213 (4), 321 (3), 325 (3), 451 (4), 372 (4); CS 160(4). Applied Physics Major: • Physics courses required (33-36 credit hours): Phsx NS111 (4), 112(4), 113(4), NS114(1), 115 (1), 116 (1), or Phsx NS261 (4), 262 (4), 263 (4), NS264 (1), 265 (1), 266 (1); Phsx 317 (4), 341 (4), 342 (4) 343 (4), 350 (5). • Physics courses from which to elect (minimum 5 credit hours): Phsx 316 (4), 318 (4), 319 (4), 320 (4), 351 (4), 352 (4), 364 (1), 365 (1), 366 (1), 461 (4), 462 (4), 463 (4), or approved 480,483,489,497, 499 classes. • Support courses required (24 credit hours): Math 211 (5); Chem NS121 (5); CS 160 (4); EET 122 (4), 212 (4); DG 120 (3). • Support courses from which to elect (15 credit hours): Approved credits in Chemistry, Math, Computer Science, Pre-engineering or Engineering Technology. Engineering Physics Major: • Physics courses required (68 credit hours): Phsx NS261 (4), 262 (4), 263 (4), NS264 (1), 265 (1), 266 (1), 317 (4), 316 (4) or 318 (4) or 319 (4), 320 (4), 341 (4), 342 (4), 343 (4), 350 (5), 351 (4), 352 (4), 364 (1), 365 (1), 366 (1), 461 (4), 462 (4), 463 (4), 499(1). • Support courses required (58 credit hours): Math 211 (5), 212 (5), 213 (4), 321 (3), 325 (3), 372 (4), 451 (4), 461 (3), 462 (3), 463 (3); Chem NS121 (5), 122 (5); CS 160 (4); Prengr 250 (3), 352 (3). • One technical emphasis is required: • Electronics Emphasis (21 credit hours): EET 122 (4), 212 (4), 462 (4); Prengr 221 (5), 351 (4). • Computer Emphasis (23 credit hours): CS 220 (4), 265 (4), 275 (4), 302 (4), 371 (4), 375 (3). Physics Teaching Major: • Physics courses required (25 credit hours): Phsx NS101 (5), NS103 (5), NS261 (4), 262 (4), 263 (4), NS264 (1), 265 (1), 266(1). • Seventeen credit hours in approved upper division Physics classes. • Support course required (3 credit hours): Commun HU102 (3). PROGRAM: PHYSICAL SCIENCE/ MATHEMATICS/COMPUTER SCIENCE COMPOSITE TEACHING MAJOR- BACHELOR DEGREE- (See program requirements in the Composite Teaching Majors section of the College of Education.) PROGRAM: PHYSICS DEPARTMENTAL HONORS General Requirements: • Enroll in General Honors Program and complete at least 10 hours of General Honors courses (see the Interdisciplinary Programs section of the catalog). • Maintain an overall GPA of 3.3. • Fulfill the requirements of either the Physics departmental major, the Applied Physics major, the Engineering Physics major, or the Physics Teaching major. General Information Specific Requirements: • In fulfilling requirements for a Physics major, take at least eighteen hours of Physics Honors credit. • Complete a Physics Honors senior project (minimum 2 hours). • A student may receive Physics Honors credit in any of the Physics courses required for the respective Physics majors. Permission from the department chair should be sought before registering in a course for Honors credit. A written agreement should be reached with the appropriate professor regarding the work expected for Honors credit. (See the Interdisciplinary Programs section of the catalog.) PROGRAM: PHYSICS MINOR General Requirements: • A grade of C or better in all Physics courses. • Prior departmental approval is required. Specific Requirements: • Physics courses required (15 credit hours): Phsx NS261 (4), 262 (4), 263 (4), NS264 (1), 265 (1), 266 (1). • Nine to fifteen additional credit hours in approved upper division Physics courses. PROGRAM: PHYSICS TEACHING MINOR General Requirements: • A grade of C or better in all Physics courses. • Prior department approval is required. • Students obtaining a Physics Teaching minor must satisfy the College of Education Certification (See Teacher Education Program). Specific Requirements: • A minimum of 25 credit hours of Physics courses. • Physics courses required (15 credit hours): Phsx NS261 (4), 262 (4), 263 (4), NS264 (1), 265 (1), 266 (1). • Ten additional credit hours in approved upper division Physics classes. PHYSICS COURSES ■ PHSX m 100. Preparation for College Physics (3) The course is designed to provide the minimal prerequisite for entry into Physics NS111 or Physics NS261 by emphasizing problem- solving skills using selected topics in physics. Three lectures per week. Prerequisite: Math 106 (may be taken concurrently). NS101. Introduction to Physics (5) A, IV, S, Su A brief survey of physics at the introductory level. Topics covered include laws of motion, gravity, energy, light, heat, sound, electricity, magnetism, atomic and nuclear physics, radioactivity, and relativity. Five lectures per week. Student Services Interdisc. Programs Physics NS103. Introduction to Astronomy (5) A, W, S, Su A brief survey of the physical universe using the fundamental laws of physics. Topics include the history of astronomy, the solar system, the sun, the evolution of stars, pulsars, black holes, the Milky Way galaxy, galaxies, quasars, and the Big Bang. Five lectures per week. 104,105,106. Technical Physics (2-2-2) In this sequence of courses, concepts in physics are applied, through laboratory activities, to systems found in modem industry. Measurement and instrumentation are emphasized. The courses are for two-year technology students only. 104: Basic concepts of force, work, rate, resistance, and energy are applied to mechanical and fluid systems. 105: Basic concepts are applied to electrical and thermal systems. 106: Concepts of vibrations and light are introduced, and properties of atomic particles and particle radiation are measured. Prerequisites: Math 101; Phsx 104 is prerequisite for Phsx 105, and Phsx 105 is prerequisite for Phsx 106. NS111. General Physics (4) A, W First quarter of a one-year sequence in general physics, primarily for students in pre-medicine, pre-dentistry, technology and other disciplines requiring physics without calculus. This quarter covers topics in mechanics, including kinematics, Newton's laws, and the conservation laws of energy, linear momentum, and angular momentum. Prerequisite: Math 106. Three lectures and two recitations per week. 112. General Physics (4) Second quarter of a one-year sequence in general physics. This Business & quarter covers topics in electricity and magnetism, electromagnetic Economics waves, wave motion, and sound. Prerequisite: Phsx NS111. 113. General Physics (4) Third quarter of a one-year sequence in general physics. This quarter covers topics in optics, thermodynamics, relativity, and atomic and nuclear physics. Prerequisite: Phsx 112. Applied Science & Technology Arts& Humanities Education Health Professions NS114. Laboratory Physics (1) Must accompany Phsx NS111. One 3-hour lab per week. 115. Laboratory Physics (1) Must accompany Phsx 112. One 3-hour lab per week. 116. Laboratory Physics (1) Must accompany Phsx 113. One 3-hour lab per week. 203. Contemporary Astronomy (3) A treatment with more detail than Phsx NS103 of selected topics in modem astronomy. Includes interstellar matter, star formations, pulsars, neutron stars, black holes, galaxies, and cosmology. No mathematics prerequisite. Prerequisite: Phsx NS 103. 209. Environmental Physics - Energy and Power (4) An interdisciplinary course dealing with the chemical and physical concepts of energy and power. Emphasis will be placed on the social & emerging energy crisis, effects upon the environment and man's Behavioral quality of life. Sciences 236 237 Continuing Education